Posts Tagged civil rights
This is a Test
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Gay Rights on November 16th, 2011
I think it was Thomas Jefferson who said “eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” He was right; and that vigilance can be taxing. Similarly, social progress requires persistence, and most of us tire of activism in the long run. “Cause fatigue” is human–but not helpful. I’m beginning to see that fatigue in Indiana’s gay [...]
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Progress is Hard Work
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Gay Rights on August 16th, 2011
How does change happen? Too often, we think of broad cultural changes as part of an inevitable sweep of history, sort of like the process of maturation we go through as individuals: as we grow up, we understand more. This analogy conveniently overlooks the people who grow older but do not grow up. And it [...]
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The Pace of Progress
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Gay Rights on October 23rd, 2009
Civil rights activists often disagree over tactics. That was (and is) true of the African-American civil rights movement, and similar disputes characterize those working for equal rights for women, Latinos and other minorities. So it should not surprise anyone that gay rights activists often disagree about where resources should be deployed and when, or whether [...]
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